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| Analyzed File: | BOOM ARM.ipt |
| Autodesk Inventor Version: | 2025 (Build 290162010, 162A) |
| Creation Date: | 5/22/2025, 7:32 PM |
| Study Author: | Peter Cross |
| Summary: | General Report of expected deformation of Aluminum 6061 boom arm assembly given 1.6x forces applied to a single arm |
General objective and settings:
Design Objective Single Point Study Type Static Analysis Last Modification Date 5/22/2025, 7:32 PM Model State [Primary] Detect and Eliminate Rigid Body Modes No iProperties
Summary
Title Company Project
Part Number BOOM ARM Physical
Material Aluminum 6061 Density 2.7 g/cm^3 Mass 0.0647238 kg Area 11388.2 mm^2 Volume 23971.8 mm^3 Center of Gravity x=5.72921 mm
y=1.30697 mm
z=3.5 mmNote: Physical values could be different from Physical values used by FEA reported below.
Mesh settings:
Avg. Element Size (fraction of model diameter) 0.1 Min. Element Size (fraction of avg. size) 0.2 Grading Factor 1.5 Max. Turn Angle 60 deg Create Curved Mesh Elements Yes Material(s)
Name Aluminum 6061 General Mass Density 2.7 g/cm^3 Yield Strength 275 MPa Ultimate Tensile Strength 310 MPa Stress Young's Modulus 68.9 GPa Poisson's Ratio 0.33 ul Shear Modulus 25.9023 GPa Part Name(s) BOOM ARM.ipt Operating conditions
Gravity
Load Type Gravity Magnitude 9810.000 mm/s^2 Vector X 123.503 mm/s^2 Vector Y -9809.223 mm/s^2 Vector Z 0.000 mm/s^2 Selected Face(s)
Force:1
Load Type Force Magnitude 19.613 N Vector X 0.000 N Vector Y 19.613 N Vector Z 0.000 N Selected Face(s)
Moment:1
Load Type Moment Magnitude 200.000 N mm Vector X 0.000 N mm Vector Y -200.000 N mm Vector Z 0.000 N mm Selected Face(s)
Pin Constraint:1
Constraint Type Pin Constraint Fix Radial Direction Yes Fix Axial Direction Yes Fix Tangential Direction No Selected Face(s)
Fixed Constraint:1
Constraint Type Fixed Constraint Selected Face(s)
Fixed Constraint:2
Constraint Type Fixed Constraint Selected Face(s)
Results
Reaction Force and Moment on Constraints
Constraint Name Reaction Force Reaction Moment Magnitude Component (X,Y,Z) Magnitude Component (X,Y,Z) Pin Constraint:1 202.271 N -184.86 N 0.0683122 N m -0.0213076 N m 82.0561 N 0.0647925 N m 2.66131 N 0.00380528 N m Fixed Constraint:1 139.219 N 62.0092 N 0.256071 N m 0.010517 N m -124.647 N 0.0220749 N m 0.263206 N -0.2549 N m Fixed Constraint:2 125.17 N 122.864 N 0.110427 N m 0.0264832 N m 23.7447 N 0.104348 N m -2.85138 N 0.0245807 N m Result Summary
Name Minimum Maximum Volume 23971.8 mm^3 Mass 0.0647238 kg Von Mises Stress 0.0352025 MPa 18.3905 MPa 1st Principal Stress -1.89434 MPa 18.4192 MPa 3rd Principal Stress -18.5916 MPa 3.57016 MPa Displacement 0 mm 0.566967 mm Safety Factor 14.9534 ul 15 ul Figures
Von Mises Stress
1st Principal Stress
3rd Principal Stress
Displacement
Safety Factor
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